They are most infamous serial killers, began killing women in the Labban neighborhood of Alexandria in the early days of the 20th century.And they get supported by their husbands. They take the women who wearing gold jewelry. Raya and Sakina became the first Egyptian women to be executed by the modern state of Egypt. The victims were all women and the killers were two sisters, assisted by their husbands and a few others. Raya and Sakina began their series of ruthless crimes in Alexandria in November 1919. The recent murders are a great calamity, the horrors of which have blackened the forehead of the 20th century." Oddly, it was Sakina, the younger sister, who held out the longest under interrogation with her persistent refusal to admit anything to do with the corpses. Raya, however, broke down quickly with a series of confessions that led police from one building to another and the discovery of more bodies.It took some time before the authorities were able to identify the victims. Even so, the statement they issued was not complete. Seven of the 17 victims could not be fully identified, suggesting that they were runaways or women who had left their homes to turn to prostitution. In all events, such women were easy prey for merciless killers, and a horrified society was quick to demand revenge.As for the condemned, they were taken off to prison; Raya and Sakina to the women's prison and the rest to Al-Hadara Prison." So closing its file on the case, Al-Ahram left Raya and Sakina to enter the annals of history and the world of drama and cinema.
Short video of actors playing Raya and Skina (Warning: Arabic no English subtitles)
Raya & Skina
They are most infamous serial killers, began killing women in the Labban neighborhood of Alexandria in the early days of the 20th century.And they get supported by their husbands. They take the women who wearing gold jewelry. Raya and Sakina became the first Egyptian women to be executed by the modern state of Egypt. The victims were all women and the killers were two sisters, assisted by their husbands and a few others. Raya and Sakina began their series of ruthless crimes in Alexandria in November 1919. The recent murders are a great calamity, the horrors of which have blackened the forehead of the 20th century." Oddly, it was Sakina, the younger sister, who held out the longest under interrogation with her persistent refusal to admit anything to do with the corpses. Raya, however, broke down quickly with a series of confessions that led police from one building to another and the discovery of more bodies.It took some time before the authorities were able to identify the victims. Even so, the statement they issued was not complete. Seven of the 17 victims could not be fully identified, suggesting that they were runaways or women who had left their homes to turn to prostitution. In all events, such women were easy prey for merciless killers, and a horrified society was quick to demand revenge.As for the condemned, they were taken off to prison; Raya and Sakina to the women's prison and the rest to Al-Hadara Prison." So closing its file on the case, Al-Ahram left Raya and Sakina to enter the annals of history and the world of drama and cinema.
Short video of actors playing Raya and Skina (Warning: Arabic no English subtitles)